diff --git a/exporter/datadogexporter/factory_test.go b/exporter/datadogexporter/factory_test.go
index dbbe53b183c4..cf12e35f9e85 100644
--- a/exporter/datadogexporter/factory_test.go
+++ b/exporter/datadogexporter/factory_test.go
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ func TestOnlyMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 		BackOffConfig: configretry.NewDefaultBackOffConfig(),
 		QueueSettings: exporterhelper.NewDefaultQueueConfig(),
 
-		API:          APIConfig{Key: "notnull"},
+		API:          APIConfig{Key: "aaaaaaa"},
 		Metrics:      MetricsConfig{TCPAddrConfig: confignet.TCPAddrConfig{Endpoint: server.URL}},
 		Traces:       TracesConfig{TCPAddrConfig: confignet.TCPAddrConfig{Endpoint: server.URL}},
 		OnlyMetadata: true,
diff --git a/exporter/datadogexporter/integrationtest/integration_test_config.yaml b/exporter/datadogexporter/integrationtest/integration_test_config.yaml
index 19aa31595cf8..dff2f35340a9 100644
--- a/exporter/datadogexporter/integrationtest/integration_test_config.yaml
+++ b/exporter/datadogexporter/integrationtest/integration_test_config.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ exporters:
     verbosity: detailed
   datadog:
     api:
-      key: "key"
+      key: "aaa"
     tls:
       insecure_skip_verify: true
     host_metadata:
diff --git a/exporter/datadogexporter/integrationtest/integration_test_internal_metrics_config.yaml b/exporter/datadogexporter/integrationtest/integration_test_internal_metrics_config.yaml
index 6887f11d6627..9100aecf8cad 100644
--- a/exporter/datadogexporter/integrationtest/integration_test_internal_metrics_config.yaml
+++ b/exporter/datadogexporter/integrationtest/integration_test_internal_metrics_config.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ receivers:
 exporters:
   datadog:
     api:
-      key: "key"
+      key: "aaa"
     tls:
       insecure_skip_verify: true
     host_metadata:
diff --git a/exporter/datadogexporter/integrationtest/integration_test_logs_config.yaml b/exporter/datadogexporter/integrationtest/integration_test_logs_config.yaml
index 3082caf83b80..f02d45dafc16 100644
--- a/exporter/datadogexporter/integrationtest/integration_test_logs_config.yaml
+++ b/exporter/datadogexporter/integrationtest/integration_test_logs_config.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ receivers:
 exporters:
   datadog:
     api:
-      key: "key"
+      key: "aaa"
     tls:
       insecure_skip_verify: true
     host_metadata:
diff --git a/exporter/datadogexporter/integrationtest/integration_test_toplevel_config.yaml b/exporter/datadogexporter/integrationtest/integration_test_toplevel_config.yaml
index f0fac370e413..e542b95d3626 100644
--- a/exporter/datadogexporter/integrationtest/integration_test_toplevel_config.yaml
+++ b/exporter/datadogexporter/integrationtest/integration_test_toplevel_config.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ exporters:
     verbosity: detailed
   datadog:
     api:
-      key: "key"
+      key: "aaa"
     tls:
       insecure_skip_verify: true
     host_metadata:
diff --git a/exporter/datadogexporter/metrics_exporter_test.go b/exporter/datadogexporter/metrics_exporter_test.go
index a31373256630..71d182b2f80f 100644
--- a/exporter/datadogexporter/metrics_exporter_test.go
+++ b/exporter/datadogexporter/metrics_exporter_test.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func TestNewExporter(t *testing.T) {
 
 	cfg := &Config{
 		API: APIConfig{
-			Key: "ddog_32_characters_long_api_key1",
+			Key: "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
 		},
 		Metrics: MetricsConfig{
 			TCPAddrConfig: confignet.TCPAddrConfig{
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ func TestNewExporter_Zorkian(t *testing.T) {
 
 	cfg := &Config{
 		API: APIConfig{
-			Key: "ddog_32_characters_long_api_key1",
+			Key: "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
 		},
 		Metrics: MetricsConfig{
 			TCPAddrConfig: confignet.TCPAddrConfig{